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Jiayu S3 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy Core Prime Mobile Phone
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2 editorial reviews
JiaYu probably isn't a brand you've heard of, but if a 5.5" 1080p display, 3 GB RAM and a large 3050 mAh battery interests you, then you'll find this to be the best bang-for-buck smartphone available.Read more
After a week of testing the highly anticipated JiaYu S3 we have got everything together to let you know how we feel about this flagship Mediatek phone. Keep reading for the full JiaYu S3 review.Read more
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It's busy at the bottom, and the Core Prime struggles to stand out.Read more
The Samsung Galaxy Core Prime is a compact Android phone for Verizon Wireless users that reaches its low cost through limited internal storage and lots of bloatware.Read more
This entry-level Android smartphone walks the walk and talks the talk, but a few dollars more will buy you a better phone.Read more
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4.7 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.4 out of 5
10 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
37 user ratings
5 stars
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4 stars
37 %
3 stars
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2 stars
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4.4 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4 stars
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4.3 out of 5
37 user ratings
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4.3 out of 5
45 user ratings
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.1Android 4.3Android 4.4
CPU clock speed1.7 GHz1.2 GHz1.4 GHz1.6 GHz
CPU cores8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6572Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916Samsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410
GPU modelARM Mali-400Qualcomm Adreno 306ARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544
RAM memory3 GB1 GB
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in4.5 in4.8 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
Panel typeLCDLCDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px480 x 800 px1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS TFTIPS TFT
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density400.0 ppi207.0 ppi306.0 ppi441.0 ppi
HDRnononono
Multi touchyes
N/A
yesyes
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Dual screen support
N/A
nonoyes
Scratch resistant display
N/A
noyesyes
Screen material
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
N/A
2.6 f2.2 f
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Video recording
N/A
yesyesyes
Highest video resolution
N/A
1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1280 x 720 px
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Geo-tagging
N/A
yesyesyes
Touch focus
N/A
yesyesyes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Face detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Optical zoom
N/A
N/A
N/A
10x
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution5.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
N/A
N/A
1

Storage

Internal storage16 GB8 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB64GB64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC

Design

Colour of productBlack
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Grey
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
Material
N/A
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Water resistant
N/A
nonono
Shock resistant
N/A
nonono

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Digital compassyes
N/A
N/A
N/A
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Barometer
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Pedometer
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
ANT+
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
  • no
  • yes
nono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
noyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HSP
  • OPP
  • PBAP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
NFC
N/A
yesyesyes
Charging connection
N/A
USBUSBUSB
USB version
N/A
2.02.02.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
noyesyes
Video output
N/A
NoMHLMHL

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
Data transmissionHSDPAHSPA+
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
N/A
4G LTEyesyes
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yesyes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesyes
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2000.0 mAh2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Fast chargingnononono
Standby time
N/A
540.0 h830.0 h370.0 h
Talk time
N/A
13.0 h22.0 h17.0 h
Wireless charging
N/A
nonoyes
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ionLithium ion

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